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Mesmerizing Mt. Mayon
A view of Mt. Mayon from Legazpi City. On its left is Lignon Hill, a popular tourist spotFive years after my first glimpse of Mt. Mayon, the 23rd highest peak in the Philippines (2,462 MASL) and an...
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Post Run Dispatch : Salomon X-Trail 2013 (Hamilo Coast) + Race Results
The sun, the beach and the finish line, an amazing prelude to summerLast March 23, 2013, I was among the hundreds who joined the recently concluded Salomon X-Trail, a trail running event held at...
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Hairy Popper and the Backpackers
Our room at the resort where most action happened a few steps from its door. Five years ago, my need to interact flirtatiously with the male species has not fully manifested itself. It was stifled by...
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An Overdose of Sunshine at Mt. Marami
View at the summit of Mt. MaramiDay packs perched on our backs, me and two other friends made our way to the base of a mountain in Magallanes, Cavite. It was a little past 9:00 AM. The soil was so dry...
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Mt. Kalisungan-Atimla Day Hike Traverse
Silhouette of Mt. Atimla and Mt. Kalisungan as seen from the highway near the "Duck" junction in Victoria, LagunaThe last 15 minutes to the summit of Mt. Kalisungan was breath-taking. The painfully...
View ArticleTop Casinos to Visit when Travelling to Asia
Asia is renowned for having some of the best casinos in the world, so if you are travelling there, it is worth talking some time off your trip to pay one or two of them a visit. Asia is not only...
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The Sleeping Lion and the Wide-Eyed Wanderer
Hazy Sunday morning at the pierI woke up from my hotel bed feeling uneasy. The sun had just risen but the windowless room remained as dim as it did when I dived under the covers the night before....
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Events : Explorac Invitational Trail Run By AyalaLand (Pampanga)
Here's some great news from our friends from Southeast Asia's Biggest outdoor superstore, R.O.X.. Ayala Land will be having an invitational trail running event on a newly established route this June 8,...
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Funding Your Dream Adventure : Save or Loan?
These days, we're encouraged to live life, NOW. While we're all free to fantasize on journeying to awesome destinations as far as our minds can conjure, a ginormous factor in fulfilling one's dream...
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Post Run Dispatch : Ayala Land's Explorac Trail Run
Sun was just beginning to appear from the sky as the gun went off for the 11KM division. As my friends and I stood in the middle, squeezed in the midst of an enormous crowd, we had a very relaxing...
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Mt. Hibok-Hibok Day Hike Traverse
Mt. Hibok-Hiboks unclimbed peaksExcitement burst out of my system as we began our hike to the summit of Mt. Hibok-Hibok. Located in the province of Camiguin in Northern Mindanao, it is the island's...
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Free Airfare Promo from the New Tiger Airways Philippines!
I'm helping a sassy friend spread some exciting news that will ignite the wanderer in you! :) To those who have been avidly booking their flights online, you might have noticed that the Sea Air...
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Lazada : Convenient Shopping Haven for People on the Go
As most of my free time’s filled with food and hiking trips, the willpower to hop to the nearest shopping mall for what I need often eludes me. I’ve had great experience buying from other online sites...
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Boracay Adventure : Cliff Diving (or not) at Ariel's Point
Summoning every ounce of inner peace, I courageously stood at the edge of a sturdy wooden plank preparing to jump off an 8 meter cliff. The view from where I stood was gorgeous. To my left was the...
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Choose Philippines Version 2 Launch
Last May 7, I attended the launch party of the new Choose Philippines website which will be out on July 9, 2013! :) On the beta version, the website will host a lot of useful travel information that...
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Gear Test : Keen Venice H2 at Mt. Batulao
My feet and screaming calves found a new friend in Keen's Venice H2. Photo taken by my friend Kian Vicera. The active and bubbly people behind Keen Philippines, a footwear brand that originated in the...
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Post Race Dispatch : Teva Trail Challenge 2013 + Race Results
The Teva Trail Challenge held last July 28, 2013 at Eartheaven in San Mateo, Rizal was by far, the muddiest, technically challenging but most fun non-ultra race course I've ever joined.Gun Start at...
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Mt. Natib Day Hike Traverse
Wide trails at the start of our hikeOver the weekend, I reunited with hiker friends Gideon, Ivan Lakwatsero, Arisse and Arvin for my first ever ascent up Mt. Natib in Bataan. We boarded the 1:30 AM...
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Antipolo : Pinto Art Museum
My interest with paintings, particularly realist styles, started when I was younger, but it's a skill that has eluded me. I couldn't draw, let alone use a paint brush (except to grill hotdogs :P) even...
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Hiking Mt. Amuyao, Mountain Province
Located in the cold region of the Cordilleras, up northern Philippines, where striking views of rice and vegetable terraces are abundant is Mt. Amuyao. At a height of 2,702 MASL, it is the country's...
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